Greek deities and the roman equivalents
Greek Roman Protectorate
Aphrodite Venus Of love, beauty
Apollo Apollo Of light, mind, prophesy
Ares Mars Of War
Artemis Diana Of wildlife, huntress, pregnant women and birth
Athena Minerva Of Wisdom and War, of Athens
Demeter Ceres Of the fields, harvest, fertility
Dionysus Bacchus Of wine, vineyard, fertility, dark desires, ecstasy
Hades (Plutus) Pluto, Dis Pater, Orcus Of the underworld and of Wealth
Hephaistos Vulcan Of fire, of the forge, of building
Hera Juno Queen of the gods, wife of Zeus
Hermes Mercury Herald of the Gods
Hestia Vesta Of the hearth
Kronos (Cronus) Saturn Zeus’ father, deposed by Zeus
Persephone (Kore) Proserpina Queen of the underworld
Poseidon Neptune God of the Sea
Rhea Magna Mater One of Cronus’ six children
Zeus Jupiter (Jove) King of all gods and father of most
Eros Cupid Of love, Aphrodite’s son
Helios Sol Apollo’s father, the sun
Pan Faunus Of the wild, of shepherds and their flock, of nature
Tyche Fortuna Of fate, of luck, of chance
If I may as to be a little bit childish, is there a possibility that you can refresh my mind and explain who is who known for ie:- Poseidon was God of the sea. Hades :- God of the underworld etc . Thank you.x
I am very mixed up as I left my Greek knowledge and adopt the Latin and I am very confused.
Dorothy, thank you for your question and no, it is certainly not at all a childish one. You will find the answer on this page, which I have mounted just a few hours ago:
https://bacchicstage.wordpress.com/extras-2/greek-and-roman-dieties/
and a quick description of their duties may be found here:
http://www.greekmythology.com/
The list is, of course, by no means complete but it does cover the names of the main deities in the world of ancient Greek and Roman mythology.
GT